US law firm Troutman sued for discrimination by fired Black lawyer

US law firm Troutman sued for discrimination by fired Black lawyer

A Black former associate at 1,200-lawyer Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders sued the U.S. law firm on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. federal court, claiming she was discriminated against and then fired for complaining... Read more »
Black Man faces Hate Crime Charges for Stabbing Two Sisters Christmas Day

Black Man faces Hate Crime Charges for Stabbing Two Sisters Christmas Day

A man in New York City has been charged with attempted murder and assault as hate crimes after using an anti-white slur and then stabbing two teenage sisters at a restaurant in... Read more »
Michael Thomas Spotlighted as an Impactful Black Business Leader in the Legal Industry

Michael Thomas Spotlighted as an Impactful Black Business Leader in the Legal Industry

Michael Thomas is spotlighted for being an impactful Black business leader in the legal industry in “Leader Board: OC’s Black Business Leaders Have an Outsized Impact,” published by the Orange County Business... Read more »

Georgia Deputy Under Investigation for Killing Black Driver Has History of Violence During Traffic Stops

Buck Aldridge, the Camden County, Georgia sheriff’s deputy who recently fatally shot Leonard Cure, a Black man,  at point-blank range during a traffic stop, has a history of excessive and violent behavior... Read more »

Army Overturns 1917 Houston Riot Convictions For Black Buffalo Soldiers

This week, the Army announced that it has overturned the convictions of 110 soldiers convicted by court martial in the 1917 Houston Riots and corrected the military records of 95 soldiers of... Read more »

Birmingham, Alabama’s First Black Police Officer Dies at 90

The City of Birmingham, Alabama’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died at the age of 90, the Associated Press reports. Stover joined the force in March 1966 at the age... Read more »
Creating an Organizational Culture That’s More Inclusive for Black Employees

Creating an Organizational Culture That’s More Inclusive for Black Employees

HBR Learning Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Course Accelerate your career with Harvard ManageMentor®. HBR Learning’s online leadership training helps you hone your skills with courses like Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Earn badges... Read more »
Ukraine’s Black Sea export pathway disruption raises concerns amid conflicting reports – JURIST

Ukraine’s Black Sea export pathway disruption raises concerns amid conflicting reports – JURIST

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov on Thursday refuted reports that Ukraine is halting the usage of its newly established Black Sea grain export pathway. Kubrakov stated on X (previously known as Twitter),... Read more »

Report: Connecticut Locks Up Three Times More Black People Than National Average

A recent report from the Prison Policy Initiative found that Black people make up the majority of Connecticut’s prison population, Edwin J. Viera reports for the Public News Service. Despite making up... Read more »

Report: The Number Of Black Americans in Prison Has Dropped, But Problems Persist

A new report from the Sentencing Project found that the imprisonment rate for Black men has been nearly cut in half since 2000, reports Jessica Washington for The Root. The number of... Read more »
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